IT WILL be a house-warming party like no other when India's richest man Mukesh Ambani finally throws the doors open to his new house: a 27-storey building priced at a staggering US$1 billion (S$1.3 billion).
At the party on Oct 28, guests of Mr Ambani, 53, will get a close-up look of the steel, glass and tile asymmetrical structure, which towers over other buildings in the uber-cool Altamount Road in Mumbai.
Three helipads with its own air traffic control area, a four-storey carpark for 160 cars, a 50-seater cinema, a ballroom and a yoga studio are just some of the standout features of the Lego block-like building, which has become a Mumbai landmark.
The house is said to be inspired by the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, with an open four-storey garden in its belly, and has been christened Antilia after a mythical island in the Atlantic known for its wealth.
The 173m-tall monolith has a floor space of 400,000 sq ft for just six people: the industrialist, his wife Nita, three children - daughter Isha and sons Akash and Anant - and mother Kokilaben.
Around 600 servants will take care of the family, whose living quarters on the top five floors will have an uninterrupted view of the Arabian Sea, but also a glimpse of the slums that dot Mumbai.
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